Not long ago, if you follow us on Instagram which you should because we on occasion drop a stellar recipe that’s not on the blog (did you see Jen’s a bit ago? Mmm!! I can vouch for that shortbread)….but, if you follow us, you’d know I had a major major fail. And confessed, fessed up. Like […]
Oh. These Gingerbread Cookies. Oh. By the time I share this though, the major cookie baking holidays are over, gingerbread long forgotten, and we’re sailing towards a new year. A new decade! Wow. Ok but do some incredibly serious planning ahead and add these cookies to your list for next year, trust me. Or pffffttt, […]
I can’t stop eating this cake. It’s light, yet moist, and intensely lemony—which is unusual in a lemon cake and what makes this one outstanding. And I kind of stumbled upon it by accident. Earlier this week, my husband had a function to attend that required baked goods. Since I had a big ol’ bag […]
I’mma keep a’-rollin’ on a cookie theme here and share a Marshall family favorite. We love these Butter Cookies like mad, especially my brother. I’ve entered this recipe in the Chicago Tribune’s annual cookie contest twice now but unfortunately readers must feel these are too boring to vote for. Which is unreasonably ridiculous because there […]
“Hey babe, did you try these Iced Spiced Soft Molasses Cookies yet?” Tries a cookie. “You’re the devil…..” pause pause chew chew chew, spins a happy spin. “……I don’t know where you come up with this stuff,” Mike blubbers. “Babe, I’m a good researcher.” “How……why…….you….you’re the devil,” as he meanders off in a faux huff […]
My house smells amazing right now. Sensational, in fact. The last time it smelled like this was several years ago when I made these S’mores Bars for a holiday party we were hosting. They were SO delicious, SO I-can’t-stop-eating-them yummy, that I was counting my lucky stars that I’d made them for a pile of […]
Eons ago my folks gifted me a Kitchen-Aid mixer for the holidays, old news, I know. I remember my mom saying to me years prior to that that it’d be a wedding gift. The wedding didn’t happen until years later, ha, so, whew, glad they didn’t wait, haha! Ok so I was thrilled. Of course, […]
Ooooooooh glorious apple season. The joyous gift that keeps on giving! Such as this Apple Mosaic Tart! Oh but did you see Jen’s Crock Pot Applesauce?! What’s better than homemade applesauce, amiright?! Ok, don’t be intimidated by this apple tart though. It does look uber fancy and may give an air of unachievable but in […]
Every year during apple season, I get a little overzealous in my apple buying and usually end up with a bunch of apples that have lost their crunch. Personally, I don’t like eating soft apples. The flavor may still be great, but it doesn’t matter—if the texture is off, I don’t want to eat them. […]
I’m one a’ those folks who never wants summer to end. Yeah, one a’ those. “Babe, but doesn’t everyone love fall?” Mike asked of me as I was lamenting impending cold weather. “Sure, lots of folks love fall and that’s great but I’m not one of them.” Getting all fatalistic I continued, “that means winter […]
